On Thursday, a European spaceship will begin the journey of the next eight years Jupiter in an effort to study the largest planet in our solar system and three of its planets moon. Based on axis, the mission will be to examine the moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. It was carried out as part of humanity’s quest for extraterrestrial life. The Juice The mission will also mark the first time a spacecraft has orbited a moon other than our own.
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Axios reports that all three moons are thought to have subsurface oceans beneath their icy crusts, which could provide habitats for bacteria and other organisms. When Juice arrives in late 2031, it will map the moons, investigate Europa’s chemistry and potential to support life, and gather more information about how the moons interact with themselves. Jupiter.
European Space Agency Written that the moons can hold “huge” amounts of water – six times the amount found in the oceans on Earth.
Axios reports that the mission will begin in French Guiana on Thursday, April 13 at 8:15 a.m. EST, and you can watch it live here on YouTube. The juice will be placed on the Ariane 5 rocket to help launch it into space.
However, it will only stay there for 28 minutes after takeoff. After 50 minutes, Juice’s solar arrays will deploy and begin powering the vehicle. During the first 17 days, more antennas, probes and magnetometer rods will be deployed, according to Planetary Association.
If Juice sounds familiar to you, it’s because it’s one of the main characters in Jon Bois article “17776” about what football will look like in the distant future. If you have time, I recommend you read it. It’s a lovely story that doesn’t really have much to do with football, I promise.
